State and Consumer Services
1110 Department of Consumer Affairs, Boards

The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) is responsible for promoting and protecting the interests of millions of California consumers by serving as a guardian and advocate for their health, safety, and economic well-being and by promoting legal and ethical standards of professional conduct. The Department helps to promote good business practices and to ensure that California's consumers receive quality services by establishing minimal competency standards for more than 255 professions involving approximately 2.4 million professionals. The Department is also an important advocate on consumer and business issues. More.....

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • Underground Economy - The Governor's Budget includes $919,000 and 10.4 positions to continue, for two years, the Contractors State License Board's participation in the Economic and Employment Enforcement Coalition, which is a partnership of enforcement agencies that identifies the worst offenders for targeted workplace enforcement actions throughout the state.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year positions and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2008-09*
Positions
Dollars
03 California Board of Accountancy
84.5
$12,729
06 California Architects Board
23.5
4,384
09 State Athletic Commission
14.2
2,100
18 Board of Behavioral Science
35.5
6,373
22 Board of Barbering and Cosmetology
94.9
18,726
30 Contractors' State License Board
413.1
60,731
36 Dental Board of California
64.4
12,787
51 Board for Geologists and Geophysicists
9.6
1,369
54 State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind
1.3
168
55 Medical Board of California
247.0
51,983
56 Acupuncture Board
8.5
2,537
58 Physical Therapy Board
10.8
2,403
59 Physician Assistant Committee
4.9
1,211
61 California Board of Podiatric Medicine
5.1
1,312
62 Board of Psychology
12.7
3,462
64 Respiratory Care Board
16.2
2,953
65 Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board
5.0
814
67 California Board of Occupational Therapy
6.5
1,087
69 State Board of Optometry
7.7
1,500
70 Osteopathic Medical Board of California
6.9
1,408
72 California State Board of Pharmacy
50.5
9,977
75 Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
53.5
9,436
78 Board of Registered Nursing
93.9
24,219
81 Court Reporters Board of California
4.5
1,242
84 Structural Pest Control Board
29.2
4,930
90 Veterinary Medical Board
10.0
2,494
91 Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California
48.5
9,047
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
1,362.4
$251,382
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
1,362.4
$251,382

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Positions for expenditures, positions, and funding detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Department of Consumer Affairs, Boards Budget (pdf * - 116K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Fund Condition Statements ONLY (pdf * - 58K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the fund condition statements for each fund administered by this state agency.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 18K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.